A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Gerāsh in Iran on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.883 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 53.6687 East, latitude 27.2079 North, depth = 10.883 km. Event id: us6000n0iw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0iw. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/05/24 / 2024-05-23 17:07:31 / May 23, 2024 @ 5:07 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 17:07:31 / 5:07 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Gerāsh (c. 25 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Kīsh (c. 20 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kīsh, Gerāsh.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 68 km SW of Gerāsh, Iran.
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